2. Go ye, then, for four months, Backwards and forwards, (As ye will), throughout the land, But know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God (lay your falsehood) But that God will cover With shame those who reject Him.

3. And an announcement from God And His Apostle, to the people (Assembled) on the day Of the Great Pilgrimage,— That God and His Apostle Dissolve (treaty) obligations With the Pagans. If, then, ye repent, It were best for you; But if ye turn away,Know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God. And proclaim A grievous penalty to those Who reject Faith.

4. (But the treaties are)not dissolved With those Pagans with whom Ye have entered into alliance And who have not subsequently Failed you in aught, Nor aided any one against you. So fulfil your engagements With them to the end Of their term: for God Loveth the righteous.

5. But when the forbidden months Are past, then fight and slay The Pagans wherever ye find them, And seize them, beleaguer them, And lie in wait for them In every stratagem (of war); But if they repent, And establish regular prayers And practise regular charity, Then open the way for them: For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.